| Vedavati | |
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Possessor of the Vedas[1] | |
 Vedavati thwarts the advances of Ravana | |
| Affiliation | Devi, Maya Sita , Padmavathi |
| Texts | Puranas, Ramayana |
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Vedavati (Sanskrit: वेदवती, IAST: Vedavatī) is the previous birth of the goddess Sita in Hindu mythology. In some adaptations of the Ramayana, She is the Maya Sita, illusionary duplicate of the goddess Sita, who is abducted by the demon-king Ravana of Lanka instead of the real Sita.[2] She is the Goddess of the Vedas, who embodies and imparts all knowledge and wisdom. An avatar of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi.[3]
- ^ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII: Uttarakāṇḍa. Princeton University Press. 11 September 2018. ISBN 9780691182926.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-02-15). "Vedavati, Vedavatī: 5 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Dowson, John (2013-11-05). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature. Routledge. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-136-39029-6.